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Maria Theresa of Spain (Spanish: María Teresa de Austria; French: Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche; 10 September 1638 – 30 July 1683) was Queen of France from 1660 to 1683 as the wife of King Louis XIV. [1] [2] She was born an Infanta of Spain and Portugal as the daughter of King Philip IV and Elisabeth of France , and was also an Archduchess of ...
Maria Theresa of Spain was Queen of France from 1660 to 1683 as the wife of King Louis XIV. She was born an Infanta of Spain and Portugal as the daughter of King Philip IV and Elisabeth of France, and was also an Archduchess of Austria as a member of the Spanish branch of the House of Habsburg.
Daughter of King Philip IV of Spain and Elisabeth de France, Maria Theresa was born in 1638 at the Escurial Palace near Madrid. In 1660, in the wake of the Treaty of the Pyrenees, she married Louis XIV in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. The wedding sealed the reconciliation between France and Spain.
She was the daughter of Philip IV, King of Spain and Elisabeth of France. She was Queen of France as wife of King Louis XIV and mother of Le Grand Dauphin. During her lifetime in Spain, she was painted by the renowned painter, Diego Velázquez. Married to Louis XIV in 1660 following the Franco-Spanish War she played little part in politics ...
- Maria Teresa of Savoy (1756–1805)
- Maria Teresa of Naples (1772–1807)
- Maria Teresa of Este (1849–1919)
- Maria Teresa of Austria (1773–1832)
Born: September 10, 1638. Birthplace: El Escorial, Spain. Star Sign: Virgo. Died: July 30, 1683 (aged 44) Married Life. 1660-06-09 French King Louis XIV (21) marries Maria Theresa of Spain (21) at Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Queen of France and Navarre as the first wife of King Louis XIV.
Aug 30, 2018 · Final Years. Rumours have survived claiming that whilst married to Louis, Maria Theresa gave birth to an illegitimate child; Louise Marie Therese (The Black Nun of Moret). Louise herself would later be convinced of her royal heritage and would be mentioned in the memoirs of many contemporaries.
